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This year, at its Tree of Life™ Award Dinner, Jewish National Fund (JNF) will honor the children of Aleh Negev and its chairman, Major General (Res.) Doron Almog. The dinner will be held on Tuesday, March 16 at the Design Center of the Americas in Dania Beach. Actor and comedian Paul Reiser will serve as the master of ceremonies. In addition to co-creating and starring in the critically acclaimed NBC series, Mad About You , Reiser's successes also include New York Times best seller lists books, Couplehood and Babyhood . In addition, The Aleh Award will be given to Barbara Mautner for her generosity in support of Aleh Negev and Michael Lazar, JNF South Palm Beach Board president, will be presented with the JNF Guardian of Israel Award for his unwavering support of Israel through JNF. Located near the town of Ofakim, Aleh Negev is a state-of-the-art communal rehabilitative village in Israel's Negev Desert for people with cognitive and physical disabilities over the age of 21. It is the only facility of its kind in Israel, and is being studied as a model by experts worldwide.

Can you identify this tree for me? It has trumpet-shaped flowers about 4 inches long with a throat diameter of 2 inches. The flower is white with a pale yellow interior. It has a very fast growing root system and is now about 20 to 25 feet tall. The tree is about 10 years old. Enclosed is a photograph. -- Ernest Wettrich, Fort Lauderdale The tree appears to be Millingtonia hortensis, the Indian cork tree. The trees show species variability so leaf and flowers could vary from your tree to photos you see on the Internet.

It's hunting season in Florida. So if you hunt, please be real careful. Kyle Murray, of Fort Walton Beach, climbed onto his tree stand at Blackwater River State Forest last Friday, hoping to bag a deer, reports the Northwest Florida Daily News in Fort Walton Beach. But as he waited for a deer, he dozed off and then fell 25 feet to the ground. His hunting partner found him laying on the ground thee hours later - with a severed his spine, nine broken ribs and paralyzed from the waist down, according to the Daily News.

A 24-year-old man is in critical condition after speeding and losing control of his vehicle early Thursday morning on Palmetto Park Road in West Boca , according to a news release from Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera. Abinoam Greg Modesto Silva, of Boca Raton , was alone in his 2007 Chrysler and speeding when he hit a tree east of Powerline Road at about 4:15 a.m., according to the Sheriff's Office. Silva was traveling west on Palmetto Park Road at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his vehicle, hit the center median and struck a tree, according to the release.

A worker trimming palm trees in an exclusive Fort Lauderdale neighborhood was seriously injured after toppling from a 30-foot ladder Thursday morning. Timothy Heiser, spokesman for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, said the 27-year-old man, whose name was not released, was found unconscious on the ground beneath a coconut palm around 9:15 outside a home in the 600 block of Idlewyld Drive. Next to him was a 30-foot ladder. Heiser said the man was apparently trying to tie the ladder to the tree when it spun and fell, taking him with it. The worker was taken to Broward Health Medical Center.

A man died in Plantation Tuesday afternoon when his car slammed into a tree, officials said. The man was in his car alone driving down the 10800 block of West Sunrise Boulevard at about 1 p.m. when his car hit the tree, said Plantation Fire Department Battalion Chief Joel Gordon. The man died at the scene. His age and name were not released. No other cars were involved in the crash, Gordon said. The Plantation Police Department is investigating.

COOPER CITY -- A homeowners association reported a damaged tree on Saturday at North Lake Boulevard and Stirling Road, police said. The tree had been hit and toppled, police said. The association estimated the tree`s value at $400.

Maybe somebody who watched way too many reruns of Miami Vice featuring Elvis, Sonny Crockett's boat's 'watch-gator,' decided a tethered gator would make a good crime deterrent. A nearly 12-foot alligator tied to a tree was found behind some Tampa apartments, reports The Tampa Tribune. Somebody reportedly told officials it was being kept as a "backyard pet" and fed cats. Check it out: click here. Get the DUHtails at The Tampa Tribune. More FloriDUH

A 23-year-old Wellington man was killed early Sunday when he lost control of his speeding car and the vehicle rammed into a tree on Aero Club Drive. Maxwell D. Katz was thrown from the 2001 Acura when it broke into several pieces, according to Palm Beach Sheriff's homicide investigators. Deputies said Katz was southbound on Aero Club Drive when he lost control near Grumman Court. Katz, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Four people were injured when a Miramar city bus that takes seniors to activities at a community center crashed into a tree Thursday. Bus driver Thomas White III, 59, and three elderly passengers who were not identified were taken to Memorial Hospital Pembroke and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, according to Miramar police spokeswoman Tania Rues. Two passengers were released from the hospital Thursday afternoon, she said. The cause of the crash is being investigated by police.